Fuenteovejuna

Fuente Obejuna lies among the hills northwest of Córdoba. In 1476 its inhabitants rose against Fernán Gómez de Guzmán, commander of the Order of Calatrava, and killed him after a period of conflict with his rule. The collective revolt entered Spanish literature through Lope de Vega’s play Fuenteovejuna, in which the villagers stand together when questioned about the killing.